Science teacher Janice Robbins made the most of the calm before students arrived last week by stringing shiny red streamers between columns to welcome children to the new Smith Middle School. ...more

August 27, 2008

Sixty-five years ago, Barbara Gooding and Bob Day rode their bikes to Whaley's Market to pick through the apples, peaches and penny candy. Today, they stopped by for sandwiches, only to learn the family-run grocery store, an institution after nearly 75 years in South Tampa, was closing. ...more

August 10, 2008

I was furious when I first met him. Sure, I was barely 3 years old, so the majority of these memories stem from my parents' stories. But it makes sense; when they brought home a screaming, squirmy pink ball topped with the red curls I'd always dreamed of, I had every reason to be angry. The idea of sharing my parents with a creature they called my brother was unacceptable. ...more

July 22, 2008

A full bail hearing is to be held Friday for Luella McAdoo, the 68-year-old woman charged with forcing a mentally disabled 35-year-old to perform oral sex on her. ...more

July 16, 2008

Cathy and Mark Suggs' life has taken a few sharp turns, none more than when the couple decided to live off their savings and build a house with almost no prior construction experience. ...more

July 15, 2008

A middle of the night conference call brought a flood of emotions for a Bay area family waiting nearly 5 1/2 years to hear the voice of a loved one held captive in the jungles of Colombia. ...more

July 3, 2008

The trial of a teenager accused of killing his 14-year-old friend in a middle school bathroom will be transferred from Miami to Orlando because of relentless media coverage, a judge decided Tuesday. ...more

July 2, 2008

Not that she expected to be The Tampa Tribune's Pasco County Girls Golf Athlete of the Year, but Megan Van Etten is happy that she is keeping the streak alive. ...more

May 28, 2008

Gregg Cooke admits he's a part-time swimmer. But he performed like a full-time swimmer in 2007. ...more

May 20, 2008

MVP PROFILE Nature Coast sophomore Alex Livengood named Hernando Today's Player of the Year.   ...more

May 11, 2008